Sad but true, though. Check out LSN...the ONLY people admitted with numbers outside of the median were those who identified themselves as a URM...I don't mean to be a flame here, but I think it's ridiculous to be admitted solely because you were born non-white...it's quite unfair when we've all worked the same to get the LSAT and GPA numbers that we did...

I did manage to call the Admissions Office today to receive word of my decision over the phone. I am leaving the country tomorrow for an extended period of time, so Admissions was nice enough to tell me over the phone...that I was denied. Apparently they do start rejections this early! Best of luck to everyone else. I went to Illinois for undergrad and loved every minute of it!

Mine changed to "Decision, Letter Mailed" today. I live in Miami, so I probably won't get it for about a week. I think this status checker is only useful for creating anxiety!

My status checker changed to "Decision, Letter mailed" yesterday. Based on last year's LSN accounts, it's probably good news. Only a couple of rejections went out in January and the waitlists didn't start going out until March. Best of luck rsieg10!

Thanks for the info--that's great news! I thought Illinois was going to be a long shot for me, but I feel slightly more confident now Best of luck to you too, and let us know the result!

I went through the cycle last year and was in the same boat--terribly low LSAT, high GPA from a top 10 public University. I thought I was totally screwed because of my LSAT and the fact that I'm not a minority...and I was. A lot of schools I applied to bluntly told me they had an LSAT cut-off, where the applicant must have at least a certain score. I think most schools had this, but didn't outwardly say so. But anyway, I applied to over 30 schools and got into a couple T4 schools that were garbage. Luckily, I got some of those "summer conditional program" offers and accepted the one at Saint Louis University. I just finished the program and should find out the result next week, but I feel confident about it. Anyway, my point is that you should retake the LSAT. No matter what. Study your ass off and retake the September/October one. Unless you're content with a T4 school, it's your only choice.